harbour of Marblehead, for the security of shipping; and also a pier in the harbour of Holmes’ Hole, for the same object, in the state [of] Massachusetts, the sum of four hundred dollars.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
Statute ⅠⅠ.
Chap. CXIV.—An Act to authorize the surveying and making a road from Little Rock, to Cantonment Gibson, in the territory of Arkansas.
The President to appoint three commissioners to explore, &c. in the most eligible course, a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson, in Arkansas.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint three commissioners, who shall explore, survey, and mark, in the most eligible course, a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson, in the territory of Arkansas; and said commissioners shall make out accurate plats of such surveys, accompanied with field notes, and certify and transmit the same to the President of the United States, who shall cause the same to be deposited in the war office.
Troops of the United States to assist in completing said road.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said road shall be opened and made under the direction of the President of the United States, who is hereby authorized to employ the troops of the United States in the completion, or assisting in the completion, of said road.
Commissioners to receive three dollars, and their assistants one dollar and fifty cents per day.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said commissioners shall each be entitled to receive three dollars, and their assistants one dollar and fifty cents for each and every day which they shall necessarily be employed in the exploring, surveying, and marking said road; and for the purpose of compensating the aforesaid commissioners, and their assistants, and for opening and making said road, there shall be, and hereby is, appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1825.
Statute ⅠⅠ.
Chap. CXX.—An Act to authorize the surveying and opening of a road, from Detroit to Chicago, in the state of Illinois.
The President of the United States to appoint three commissioners who shall explore, &c., in the most eligible course, a road from Detroit in Michigan to Chicago in Illinois.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint three commissioners, who shall explore, survey, and mark, in the most eligible course, a road from Detroit, in the territory of Michigan, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois: And said commissioners shall make out accurate plats of such surveys, accompanied with field notes, and certify and transmit the same to the President of the United States; who, if he approves of said survey, shall cause the plats thereof to be deposited in the office of the treasury of the United States.
Commissioners to receive three dollars, and their assistants one dollar and fifty cents per day.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners shall each be entitled to receive three dollars, and their assistants one dollar and fifty cents each, for each and every day which they shall be necessarily employed in exploring, surveying, and marking said road, and making out the plat and field notes above required. And for the purpose of compensating the said commissioners and their assistants, there shall be, and is hereby, appropriated, the sum of three thousand dollars, to be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1825.